News: Floodlighting project set to transform Rotherham Minster

Another THI project making progress in Rotherham town centre is the project to improve Rotherham Minster and its grounds.

The first phase will see each facade of the imposing former parish church, towering over All Saints' Square, illuminated by Christmas.

The improvements are funded by the Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI), which dovetails with Yorkshire Forward's Rotherham Renaissance programme but which concentrates on the High Street and Minster Yard.

The council's Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Planning and Transportation, Cllr Gerald Smith, said: "The improvements will undoubtedly increase the number of people using the Minster Yard, as they will create a more pleasant environment to relax in and form an attractive link to the surrounding shops and cafés."

The second phase will see extensive landscaping improvements to create a pleasant open green space with high-quality seating, planting and paving.

Further work will expand the entrance steps and modify the wall on Church Street to open out an approachable piazza creating a welcoming entrance to Minster Yard.

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